M4.8 earthquake 139 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 139 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia on Sun, Jan 3, 1988, 2:17 PM GMT+8 (06:17 UTC), 86 km (54 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-01-03 06:17:02 UTC
- Depth
- 86.1 km (53.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.218° N, 125.549° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3167 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 14113 days ago · 88 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.8137 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 14112 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.4141 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 14098 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.8190 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14090 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7159 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 14086 days ago · 109 km deep · 21 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003bs0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.